| Features
Superwomen
Activist Alumnae Are Changing Our World
by Avice A. Meehan ’77
Alumnae are leading the way toward a better world. They’re doing pro-bono reconstructive surgery in Peru, giving legal voice to poor people in Manhattan, and preventing importation of nuclear waste in Kazakhstan, to name just a few examples.
Sprocket Science
by Emily Harrison Weir
Katheryn Curi ’96 bikes to win, and win she does. The elite athlete sped to a national championship this summer, thus earning a berth in the world championship competition.
The Objects of My Affection
by Faye Wolfe
We asked you what “artifacts” you saved from your MHC days, why, and what they mean to you now. You may be surprised by the things that have stood the test of time.
A Whole New World
Tales From Studying Abroad
by Susan R. Bushey ’96
Whether riding in a taxi in Cairo or on a yak in Tibet, learning a foreign language or rediscovering one’s own tongue anew, battling bedbugs, or coping with unfriendly locals, studying abroad brings myriad lessons in and out of the classroom. |
Departments
Viewpoints
Your comments on conservatism and liberalism on campus, women in science, and other topics
Campus Currents
Overflowing archives, the new first-years, late-night studying, “Law and Dis/Order,” and more campus news
Alumnae Matters
A “relaunched” Alumnae Association offers improved and expanded services for alums; Glee Club alumnae make beautiful music; and alumnae clubs’ news
Off the Shelf
Books by alumnae and professors on explaining the Holocaust to kids, images of the Congo, figure skating, lawyers in Russia, dog biscuits, and other topics
Last Look
by Penny Gill
Penny Gill, Mary Lyon Professor of Humanities and professor of politics, reflects on teaching in a truly global classroom, where the students’ international perspectives enrich discussions and lead everyone to engage issues at a more complex level than in decades past. |
